This is the definitive guide to Russian usage and the standard reference work for students and professionals alike. In the third edition, Russian language expert David Gillespie updates and revises this highly acclaimed volume. His revisions include updates to examples and illustrations, as well as insights into new developments in Russian language usage since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This revised edition solidifies the position of A Comprehensive Russian Grammar as the premier text for Russian language reference across the English-speaking world. The third edition of Terence Wade´s A Comprehensive Russian Grammar, newly updated and revised, offers the definitive guide to current Russian usage. * Provides the most complete, accurate and authoritative English language reference grammar of Russian available on the market * Includes up-to-date material from a wide range of literary and non-literary sources, including Russian government websites * Features a comprehensive approach to grammar exposition * Retains the accessible yet comprehensive coverage of the previous edition while adding updated examples and illustrations, as well as insights into several new developments in Russian language usage since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991